Question

-6(x+5) < 7+17x
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Hi!! I have a test tomorrow and I forgot how to do these problems. Can someone please explain them to me.

Answer 1

first you have to distribute
left bracket by -6

Answer 2

-6(x+5) < 7+17x
-6x+30 < 7+17x
-6x+30 +6x < 7+17x + 6x
30 < 7+23x
30 -7 < 7+23x - 7
23 < 23x
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Answer 3

multiply x by - 6 and then 5 by -6 ???

Answer 4

Is it an equality? Because all solutions are applicable.

Answer 5

i was doing only left part first

Answer 6

oh well when you distribute - 6 ( x +5)
multiply - times 5 is - 30 right ????

Answer 7

are you here??
i guess no :(

Answer 8

after distributing you got this